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Third student dies from IJT-PSA clash
KARACHI, Aug 29: A student wounded in
Saturday's clash between two student groups at the JPMC succumbed to his wounds
at Civil Hospital Karachi early Tuesday morning.
According to the Punjabi
Students Association, Salim, Adil and Yasir belonged to the PSA and they were
injured allegedly by activists of the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT).
They
were taken to CHK where Salim was admitted and on Tuesday he died at around 5:45
a.m. The deceased was a final-year student of the Jamia Milia Polytechnic
Institute, Malir and a resident of Azimpura. The PSA also claimed that "Salim
was in police custody when he died".
Dr Seemin Jamali of the JPMC said that they did not have any admitted patients related to the student
clashes. Five were admitted, one with a gunshot injury and four with minor
injuries. She added that the student with the gunshot wound, Farhan of the IJT,
died while the other four were discharged.
CHK's acting medical
superintendent said that two PSA students were brought to the hospital with
gunshot injuries, one of which, Salim, died Tuesday morning. The other one,
Yasir, was discharged Monday and is in police custody now.
FIR against
police official, moneychanger: The Defence police have lodged an FIR against two
police officials and a moneychanger on behalf of Sadia Kazmi, the wife of Iqbal
Kazmi, on the orders of ADJ South. No one has been arrested yet.
Kazmi
submitted a petition in the ADJ court for an FIR against DSP Zahid Hussain Shah,
Sub-Inspector Munir Ahmed Chandio and moneychanger Hanif Memon. The Defence
police lodged an FIR No. 312/07 (Under sections 395, 342, 109, 337A-1).
SI Munir Chandio said that the FIR was a "conspiracy" by
Iqbal Kazmi, who was a "fraud" wanted in at least four different cases. "I
arrested Kazmi some time ago," he added. Daily times
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